abuse of children by scores of the district’s clergy,” but they also uncovered that the “priests accused of misconduct were being systematically removed and allowed to work in other parishes” (Barnes). One of the many aspects of the film that stood out to me, in particular, is that many of the journalists on the case were Catholic, and they were able to put their religious affiliations aside for the public good. The producers of Spotlight, Blye Faust and Nicole Rocklin, landed The Boston Globe team’s approval to make the film because they emphasized that “they wanted to make a movie that would celebrate journalism at a time when the newspaper industry was in great financial peril” (Pfeiffer, 26). The film crew was insistent on accurately portraying the true story, and in order for the actors and actresses to play their characters to the best of their ability, many of them actually met with the journalists before filming; Mark Ruffalo “spent a good while with…[Mike] Rezendes, who is still at The Boston Globe – going to his home, shadowing him at work” (Pulver 2). When speaking about Rezendes and some of the insight he gained from their conversations, Ruffalo stated that Rezendes “sees what he is doing for the good of the public” and is driven by “social justice”(Pulver 3). Sacha Pfeiffer, one of the journalists on the Spotlight team, highlights the awe that she and her colleagues experienced upon seeing the film: Once we absorbed the shock of how uncannily the actors had captured our speech and mannerisms, we were struck by what a remarkably authentic portrayal of our jobs was depicted on screen. The movie captures – somehow cinematically – the often tedious, painstaking work that reporting entails, while conveying the critical importance of investigative journalism. Without it, powerful institutions go unquestioned, and democracy can’t function as it should. (26) As a Catholic myself, I am amazed at the bravery of The Boston Globe journalists. All of them were willing to face immediate backlash from the Church and the city in order to serve the public. Equally impressed by the film’s portrayal of the real life story, I strongly believe that 79